Eula
Eula was the 15634th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 122nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (1,390). Over the last ten years it has moved down 541 places. More babies were named Eula in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Eulalia; "sweetly spoken" · Greek, English
Say it YOO-luh /ˈjulə/
- Rank in 2025
- #15,634 girls, down 5,099 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19191,390 babies
- Total since 1880
- 47,491babies recorded
What does the name Eula mean?
Eula is treated by Wiktionary as a short form of Eulalia, a Greek name made of eu, "good, well", and lalia, "speech, talk", so "well-spoken". DMNES records Eulalia as the name of two 4th-century Spanish martyrs, whose cult spread the name in Spain and beyond. Eula was a common American name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, usually given on its own rather than as a nickname.
εὖ (Ancient Greek, “good, well”)λαλιά (Ancient Greek, “speech, talk”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary gives Eula as a short form of Eulalia; how American parents of the 1880s–1910s understood the name is not documented.
Related names: Eulalia, Eulah, Lalia.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eula', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Eulalia', DMNES (Durham University)
Eula popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 332 since 1890.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,634 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,535 | 9 |
| 2010 | #15,582 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,476 | 11 |
| 1980 | #2,946 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,741 | 52 |
| 1960 | #929 | 132 |
| 1950 | #480 | 286 |
| 1940 | #266 | 541 |
| 1930 | #182 | 1,053 |
| 1920 | #169 | 1,305 |
| 1910 | #135 | 615 |
| 1900 | #138 | 437 |
| 1890 | #140 | 248 |
| 1880 | #179 | 70 |
How popular is Eula, counting every spelling?
Eula is the most common spelling of a name family that had 10 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 10 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eula | 5 | #15,634 | 55 |
| Ula | 5 | #17,088 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eula?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eula (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eula born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eula.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eula?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Eula are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 70 and 86. That makes Eula a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eula: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eula, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eula
What does Eula mean?
Eula means “short form of Eulalia; "sweetly spoken"” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eula?
Eula was the 15634th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 122nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (1,390). Over the last ten years it has moved down 541 places. More babies were named Eula in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Eula a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eula in the US.